27 July 2023 I Oakland, CA

The board of directors of The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.20 per common share, an increase of approximately 1.7% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.18.

For calendar year 2023, this marks the seventeenth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All seventeen changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 5.79% compared with December 31, 2022 indicated levels.

Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend.

From the press release: “The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase in the quarterly dividend, from $1.18 to $1.20 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable Aug. 25, 2023, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 9, 2023.

Clorox has a long history of providing value to its shareholders through regular dividends. The company has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and paid an annual dividend for more than 50 consecutive years.”1

About the company: “The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) champions people to be well and thrive every single day. Its trusted brands, which include Brita®, Burt’s Bees®, Clorox®, Fresh Step®, Glad®, Hidden Valley®, Kingsford®, Liquid-Plumr®, Pine-Sol® and Rainbow Light®, can be found in about nine of 10 U.S. homes and internationally with brands such as Ayudin®, Clorinda®, Chux® and Poett®. Headquartered in Oakland, California, since 1913, Clorox was one of the first U.S. companies to integrate ESG into its business reporting, with commitments in three areas: Healthy Lives, Clean World and Thriving Communities. Visit thecloroxcompany.com to learn more.”1

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